Ex-offenders help to clean up Butt Lane
Footpaths at the rear of Millstone Avenue and Second Avenue have been cleared, after residents called on Councillors to take action.
The Butt Lane LAPs have used the community payback teams to clear the footpaths of rubbish, leaves and overgrowth. Community Payback is essentially the replacement for Community Service, also more recently called Community Punishment. Courts are given the power to sentence offenders of certain crimes to undertake between 40 and 300 hours of Community Payback. This work is unpaid and demanding work that is aimed at giving something to local communities and forcing offenders to repay the community for the wrong they have done.
Chair of the LAPs, Cllr Kyle Robinson said: “I have been pushing for the footpaths between Second Avenue and Millstone Avenue to be cleared of rubbish and overgrowth for weeks. It is important we access initiatives like community payback because the work doesn’t cost the local residents a penny. The offenders also learn a valuable lesson and learn to appreciate the community a bit more. I want to thank Mark Jones, community warden of Newcastle Borough Council for leading the project.”
Posted on November 28, 2013, in Butt Lane, Kidsgrove Councillor Kyle Robinson and tagged Butt Lane, Butt Lane Blog, Butt Lane Community Blog, Butt Lane Councillor Kyle Robinson, Butt Lane Kyle Robinson, Butt Lane News, Chairman of LAPs Kyle Robinson, Cllr Kyle Robinson, cllrkylerobinson, community, Community Blog, Community Payback, Community Service, Councillor for Butt Lane, Councillor Kyle Robinson, Councillor Kyle Robinson's Blog, Kidsgrove, Kidsgrove Bloggers, Kidsgrove Community Blog, kidsgrove kyle robinson, Kidsgrove News, Kyle Robinson, kyle robinson kidsgrove, kyle robinson newcastle, labour councillors, Millstone Avenue, Newcastle Borough Council, Second Avenue, www.cllrkylerobinson.com. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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